Author: crstnlrsmusic

Posted on

Oedipus

Performers:

Owen McGee
Leah Soderstrom
Sarah Ford
Tore DeLaney
Al Vitucci
Simran Sachdev
Malachi Hurndon
Rondale Gray
Bobby Voss
Will Olson

Production Team:

Director: Kristin L. Schoenback 
Asst. Dir: Daniel Brandt
Composer: Cristian Larios
Movement: John Tovar
Scenic Design: Kim Lartz
Lighting Design: Erica Lauren Maholmes
Costume Design: Nicole Rae Kippen
Sound design: Angelina Throckmartin

In the spring of 2017, MFA Student at Illinois State, Kristin Schoenback approached me about writing music for her production of Oedipus. Throughout this adaptation by Ellen McLaughlin the chorus plays an integral role in the story telling. Through the music, we tried to convey the chorus’ suffering. They were so moved by their pain that it was transcended into song.

Posted on

roses and daises and

To order scores, please fill out this form!

Instrumentation: Woodwind Quintet – flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, horn in f, bassoon
Duration: 5’50”

SEE THE SCORE HERE

about this piece:

roses and daises and is about gardening (surprise!). In the summer of 2017, I spent time working various in gardens and met with refugees and indigenous groups. I was able to experience how gardening/farming had impacted their cultures and religions. I found myself filling with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction after my time in the gardens. This pieces is about putting in the work and leaving with something bigger than yourself.

Posted on

I Would Live in Your Love

To order scores, please fill out this form!

Instrumentation: SATB or SSAA
Duration: 4’00”
Poet: Sara Teasdale

SATB

SEE THE SCORE HERE

Performers:
The No-Name Chorale
Dr. Andy Jensen, Conductor

SSAA

SEE THE SCORE HERE

Text:

I would live in your love as the sea-grasses live in the sea,
Borne up by each wave as it passes, drawn down by each wave that
recedes;

I would empty my soul of the dreams that have gathered in me,
I would beat with your heart as it beats, I would follow your soul
as it leads.

-Sara Teasdale

This poem is in the public domain.